The Myanmar government minister responsible for repatriating Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh has told Al Jazeera the Rohingya may have 'planned' their exodus to give the appearance of ethnic cleansing.

Access to Rohingya towns is severely restricted by Myanmar's government, preventing aid agencies from reaching them and resulting in warnings that a lack of food is leading to another wave of displacement.

Myanmar and Bangladesh have agreed on a repatriation deal for half a million Rohingya civilians who reportedly fled military atrocities in Rakhine state. The UN has described the crisis as the world's fastest developing refugee emergency.

Dozens of refugees who spent years in Australian prison camps are finally being resettled in the United States.
However, around 2,000 of them will be left behind while government leaders decide their fate.

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